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ArticleBritish journal of cancer2018

A machine learning approach to radiogenomics of breast cancer: a study of 922 subjects and 529 DCE-MRI features.

Ashirbani Saha, Michael R Harowicz, Lars J Grimm, Connie E Kim, Sujata V Ghate, Ruth Walsh, Maciej A Mazurowski

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Ashirbani SahaDepartment of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 22705, USA. ashirbani.saha@duke.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7650-1720
Michael R HarowiczDepartment of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 22705, USA.
Lars J GrimmDepartment of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 22705, USA.
Connie E KimDepartment of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 22705, USA.
Sujata V GhateDepartment of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 22705, USA.
Ruth WalshDepartment of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 22705, USA.
Maciej A MazurowskiDepartment of Radiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 22705, USA.

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Machine learning and collaborative filtering tools for personalized education in digital breast tomosynthesisR01EB021360 · NIBIB · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI MAZUROWSKI, MACIEJ A. · 2016 to 2019
$1.6M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB021360
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent studies showed preliminary data on associations of MRI-based imaging phenotypes of breast tumours with breast cancer molecular, genomic, and related characteristics. In this study, we present a comprehensive analysis of this relationship.

methodsWe analysed a set of 922 patients with invasive breast cancer and pre-operative MRI. The MRIs were analysed by a computer algorithm to extract 529 features of the tumour and the surrounding tissue. Machine-learning-based models based on the imaging features were trained using a portion of the data (461 patients) to predict the following molecular, genomic, and proliferation characteristics: tumour surrogate molecular subtype, oestrogen receptor, progesterone receptor and human epidermal growth factor status, as well as a tumour proliferation marker (Ki-67). Trained models were evaluated on the set of the remaining 461 patients.

resultsMultivariate models were predictive of Luminal A subtype with AUC = 0.697 (95% CI: 0.647-0.746, p < .0001), triple negative breast cancer with AUC = 0.654 (95% CI: 0.589-0.727, p < .0001), ER status with AUC = 0.649 (95% CI: 0.591-0.705, p < .001), and PR status with AUC = 0.622 (95% CI: 0.569-0.674, p < .0001). Associations between individual features and subtypes we also found.

conclusionsThere is a moderate association between tumour molecular biomarkers and algorithmically assessed imaging features.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overArea Under CurveBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFemaleGenomicsHumansMachine LearningMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiddle AgedReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneYoung AdultBiomarkers, TumorERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, Progesterone

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PMCPMC6134102

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